the defense secretary, james clapper, they left the white house earlier today. i can tell you, there are still a few black suvs parked outside of the west wing, a suggestion that there could still be some high-level meetings going on. we also know that defense secretary hagel spoke with his russian counterpart earlier today. white house officials telling me that senior administration officials are monitoring the developments in the ukraine quite closely. now, of course, all of this comes after yesterday's stern warning from president obama who said there would be costs if russia were to engage militarily in ukraine. the question is, what will those costs be? the president vague about that yesterday. but officials here tell nbc news that it could include a boycott of the g-8 summit. that will be held in sochi, russia, this summer. a boycott not just of the u.s. but also of its european allies. that's one of the things that's under consideration. not surprisingly, craig, some of the more hawkish members of congress would like to see the president taking a tougher